BUFFALO, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville softball team hit the road in a rescheduled double-header from inclement weather over the weekend, dropping the two-game decision to host Buffalo State at Dobson Field on the campus of D'Youville College Monday afternoon, by final scores of 0-5 and 6-10.
THE BASICS:

• Game 1 Score: Morrisville 0, Buffalo State 5
• Game 2 Score: Morrisville 6, Buffalo State 10
• Location: D'Youville College Dobson Field, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 5-9, 0-4 SUNYAC; Buffalo State 8-8, 2-0 SUNYAC

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville softball dropped a pair of SUNYAC road contests Monday afternoon to host Buffalo State as the Bengals picked up the 5-0 and 10-6 victories on Dobson Field at D'Youville College.
• In the first of the afternoon's action, Buffalo State took the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the opening inning, scoring on a throwing error, before adding three runs to their total in the bottom of the second.
• A triple in the bottom of the fifth scored a fifth Bengal run as they collected the 5-0 victory.
• Emery Sawitzki (Amsterdam, N.Y.) led the Mustang efforts at the plate, going 2-for-2, both doubles.
• Hannah Brennan (Trumansburg, N.Y.) went 1-for-2 with additional hits coming off the bats of Isabella Gaskins (Binghamton, N.Y.) and Celeste Baldwin (Bainbridge, N.Y.) who each went 1-for-3 across seven innings.
• Piper Kaylor (Montgomery, N.Y.) collected three strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched for the Mustangs in the loss, before Kendall Darling (Lacona, N.Y.) closed out the sixth, posting a strikeout in one batter faced.
• In the nightcap, Buffalo State took a 5-0 lead after two innings before the Mustangs rallied in the top of the third plating four to make it a one run game.
• Buffalo State, though, added five runs in the bottom of the fourth to open the gap to 10-4, but Morrisville scored twice in the fifth to cut into the lead, and were held scoreless for the remaining two innings as the Bengals picked up the 10-6 win.
• Morrisville loaded the bases in the top of the third inning with a base on balls and two straight hits, before Brennan recorded a fielder's choice to score Cassidy Phillips (Albany, N.Y.), and placing two additional runners in scoring position with one out.
• Kaylie Kendrick (Johnson City, N.Y.) shot a single to center field to score two, before Gaskins registered the sacrifice fly to center field to plate Brennan for the Mustangs fourth run of the inning, cutting the Bengal lead to 5-4.
• After Buffalo State added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth, Morrisville plated two in the top of the fifth in an attempt to pose a comeback.
• Facing two outs, Baldwin sent a single hit to second, scoring Brennan and Sawitzki, but that's all Morrisville would get out of the inning as the Bengals closed the inning with a strikeout at the plate.
• Callie Lafontaine (Chaumont, N.Y.), Sawitzki and Brennan each recorded two hits across the contest, Lafontaine putting together a 2-for-3 effort while Sawitzki and Brennan went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
• Kendrick and Baldwin registered a 1-for-3 effort, each recording two RBI's.
• Darling recorded the loss on the mound for the Mustangs, throwing five innings while posting a strikeout, before being relieved by Baldwin for the final inning.

 
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville is scheduled to return to the diamond Friday, hosting Oswego State at 3 p.m. at the Softball Complex in Morrisville.

 
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Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score